Xin Jia was a Historian of Yin-Shang.
He was different from ordinary Historians.
He was very adaptable.
Originally, Xin Jia had served as Di Xin's Historian.
His father had been the Historian who served Di Xin's father.
He served Di Xin as a Historian.
He did not establish history. He remonstrated with Di Xin of Yin-Shang—that was his job. Historians also served as remonstrating officials, and within Yin-Shang's official hierarchy,
their status was far from low.
But Di Xin would not listen.
Not only that, Di Xin had developed a bad habit: he liked sacrificing nobles.
Granted, everyone had a habit of sacrificing nobles.
But sacrificing nobles on Di Xin's scale was still rare. Having lost the ability to expand his territory, Di Xin had chosen to turn the competition inward.
Come on, let's squeeze the nobles.
Di Xin's reforms severely damaged the nobles' interests.
On top of that, Di Xin was not as powerful as his ancestors.
Under these circumstances, when he realized something was wrong—when Xin Jia sensed that he might be offered up as a valuable sacrifice—he immediately took to his heels.
What was all this about a subject having no choice but to die if his ruler commanded it?
This was Great Shang. They had no such rule. The fact that Xin Jia had not drawn a sword and had a go at Di Xin only showed that he lacked martial spirit.
Xin Jia fled.
He ran to Zhou, which was still a regional state at the time.
There, he became a Historian.
He kept his head down.
He was different from Tai Gongwang, who had personally witnessed the rise and fall of ages. When it came to an identity like "Libationer Green Mountain," Tai Gongwang fit the concept better.
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